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HOCKEY

Free-agent goalie Dan Ellis signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals. The 35-year-old Ellis, who played for the University of Nebraska at Omaha, went 4-3-1 with a 2.35 goals-against average in eight games with the Florida Panthers last season.

ATHLETICS

Now, UNO's dream has a name. Baxter Arena, as in Baxter Auto, run by Mickey and his sister Angie, who took over for their late father, Tal Anderson. The arena cost $82 million, and Baxter is putting in $4 million over 10 years to have its name on what looks like a community gem. This happened Wednesday, in a scene that told a lot about where UNO is today and where it’s headed.

SOCCER

When word came Tuesday that FIFA President Sepp Blatter had resigned just four days after his re-election, Creighton men’s soccer coach Elmar Bolowich called it a good thing for North American and European soccer. “And I think it’s the best scenario for everybody,” Bolowich said.

SOCCER

UNO men’s soccer coach Jason Mims signed seven players for next season. The class is highlighted by All-America forward Kevin Correa, a transfer from St. Francis (New York). Last season, Correa was an NSCAA third-team All-American with 13 goals and six assists.

BASEBALL

The UNO baseball team closed its season Saturday with a 6-5, walk-off win in 10 innings against Incarnate Word. Cole Patterson singled with runners at the corners in the 10th to lift the Mavs (21-31). Patterson finished with two hits.

BASEBALL

Tyler Fox threw a complete game to help the UNO baseball team to a 6-2 win over Incarnate Word on Friday. Fox (5-4) gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in his final start of the season.

BASEBALL

The Mavericks (19-30), who end their final season of transition to the Division I level with a three-game nonconference series with Incarnate Word (20-31) at Boys Town, went only 6-22 after they left Omaha to face Oral Roberts. UNO finished fourth in the Summit at 12-18 and won only one of its last eight league series.

HOCKEY

HOCKEY

North Dakota’s hockey program went through a quick coaching change Monday. Less than four hours after Dave Hakstol resigned to take the same job with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers, UND assistant Brad Berry was named as his replacement.